Patents by Inventor M Vincent Makhlouf

M Vincent Makhlouf has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Surgical retractor
    Patent number: 9320422
    Abstract: A surgical retractor having first and second elongate members with semi-circular distal ends and proximal ends with a coupling area there between for maintaining tissue away from a surgical site. One elongate member is inserted into a surgical site and serves as a template for forming a pocket therein. A second elongate member is connected to the first inside the surgical site and serves as a template for creating the opposed half of the pocket. Relatively large inplant, 14-15 cm are inserted into the pocket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Inventor: M Vincent Makhlouf